German power metal giants PRIMAL FEAR return to Atlanta to co-headline the ProgPower USA Showcase on September 10th of this year. Progressive metal stalwarts VANDEN PLAS will co-headline the evening with an exclusive U.S. performance. Support will be provided by New Jersey’s SUSPYRE and California’s FUTURE'S END (with Steve DiGiorgio).

The year I went, VIII, Vanden Plas was supposed to co-headline the showcase with Freak Kitchen but they got turned away in Detroit (I think it was Detroit, anyway) and sent back home, and we ended up seeing a lengthened Freak Kitchen set instead - which was still awesome. But I had been looking forward to Vanden Plas, and some rumors said they weren't going to be allowed back in the US for 10 years!

That's awesome, man. Have fun. I can't make it this year ($$$), but I hope to make this the last year I miss.

Pagan's Mind are phenomenal live. I may be biased personally, since when I saw them, I had been waiting for 4 or 5 years and put so much time and money to see them, but their performance from VIII is my favorite performance I've ever seen. Have a good time, the lineup for that day is awesome (Well, the entire lineup is awesome, but whatever).